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A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women’s Lived ExperiencesA Phenomenology of the Lives of Malaysian Sikh Women: Their Roles and Status in the Private Domain

A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women’s Lived Experiences: A Phenomenology of the Lives of... [Sikh religion emphasises that every human being, both male and female, is equally important, and each has the same position, status, rights, and opportunity to live this life as ordained by God. However, phrases like ‘one is not born, but rather becomes a woman or a man’ and ‘females and males are born, but women and men are products of enculturation’ shows that gender is not biologically determined but socially and culturally defined. This means being a man or woman is not ‘fixed’ but it is in the process of ‘being’—an active state constructed through social norms or pressures from certain authority. The discussion in many studies tend to pay more attention to men’s experience and the daily experiences of women are often not given much prominence. Thus, in this chapter, Sikh women’s experience of gender in a private domain i.e., the family institution, is explored through a phenomenological lens. This article tries to discover how Sikh women understand the concept of gender as suggested by the Guru Granth Sahib (scripture) and how it affects their behaviour so that it becomes a social reality in their lives. Qualitative data were collected via interviews with ten Sikh females to see whether the daily experience of the Sikh woman is influenced by patriarchal culture or based on the teachings of the Sikh religion. This paper also offers some recommendations to strengthen gender equality status among both genders in the private domain.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women’s Lived ExperiencesA Phenomenology of the Lives of Malaysian Sikh Women: Their Roles and Status in the Private Domain

Editors: Karupiah, Premalatha; Fernandez, Jacqueline Liza
Kaur, Charanjit; Gill, Sarjit S.
A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women’s Lived Experiences — Oct 23, 2022
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Springer Nature Singapore
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
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978-981-19-5875-5
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241 –265
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10.1007/978-981-19-5876-2_13
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Abstract

[Sikh religion emphasises that every human being, both male and female, is equally important, and each has the same position, status, rights, and opportunity to live this life as ordained by God. However, phrases like ‘one is not born, but rather becomes a woman or a man’ and ‘females and males are born, but women and men are products of enculturation’ shows that gender is not biologically determined but socially and culturally defined. This means being a man or woman is not ‘fixed’ but it is in the process of ‘being’—an active state constructed through social norms or pressures from certain authority. The discussion in many studies tend to pay more attention to men’s experience and the daily experiences of women are often not given much prominence. Thus, in this chapter, Sikh women’s experience of gender in a private domain i.e., the family institution, is explored through a phenomenological lens. This article tries to discover how Sikh women understand the concept of gender as suggested by the Guru Granth Sahib (scripture) and how it affects their behaviour so that it becomes a social reality in their lives. Qualitative data were collected via interviews with ten Sikh females to see whether the daily experience of the Sikh woman is influenced by patriarchal culture or based on the teachings of the Sikh religion. This paper also offers some recommendations to strengthen gender equality status among both genders in the private domain.]

Published: Oct 23, 2022

Keywords: Gender ideology; Guru Granth Sahib; Phenomenology; Private domain; Sikh women

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